2024 California elections

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2024 California elections
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Registered22,595,659 [1]
Turnout69.07% (Increase2.svg 18.27 pp) [1]

Elections in the U.S. state of California took place on November 5, 2024, with the statewide direct primary election being held on March 5, 2024. [2]

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California voters elected all of California's seats to the United States House of Representatives, one seat to the United States Senate, all of the seats of the California State Assembly, and all odd-numbered seats of the California State Senate. Additionally, they voted indirectly in the nationwide 2024 presidential election.

Pursuant to Proposition 14 passed in 2010, California uses a nonpartisan blanket primary for almost all races, with the presidential primary races being the notable exception. Under the nonpartisan blanket primary system, all the candidates for the same elected office, regardless of respective political party, run against each other at once during the primary. The candidates receiving the most and second-most votes in the primary election then become the contestants in the general election. [3]

President of the United States

California has 54 votes in the Electoral College following the results of the 2020 census in which the state lost one vote due to redistricting. California is considered a strong blue state, voting for each Democratic Party candidate since 1992; in 2020, Joe Biden carried the state with 63.5% of the vote, the highest vote share of any candidate since 1936. [4]

Presidential primaries were held in California on Super Tuesday, March 5, 2024. All six of the state's registered political parties held primary elections. California is a semi-closed primary state, in which independent voters may choose which party primary to vote in. [5]

Primary results

California Democratic primary, March 5, 2024 [6] [7]
CandidateVotesPercentageActual delegate count
BoundUnboundTotal
Joe Biden (incumbent)3,207,68789.1%424424
Marianne Williamson 146,3564.1%
Dean Phillips 100,2842.8%
Armando Perez-Serrato43,1051.2%
Gabriel Cornejo41,3901.2%
"President" R. Boddie25,4550.7%
Stephen P. Lyons21,0620.6%
Eban Cambridge12,7580.3%
Total (including write-ins):3,598,126100.00%42473497
California Republican primary, March 5, 2024 [8] [9] [10]
CandidateVotesPercentageActual delegate count
BoundUnboundTotal
Donald Trump 1,962,90579.25%1690169
Nikki Haley 431,87617.44%000
Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)35,7171.44%000
Chris Christie (withdrawn)20,2100.82%000
Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn)11,1130.45%000
Rachel Swift4,2530.17%000
David Stuckenberg3,9090.16%000
Ryan Binkley (withdrawn)3,5770.14%000
Asa Hutchinson (withdrawn)3,3360.13%000
Total:2,476,896100.00%1690169

General election

2024 United States presidential election in California [11] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic
9,276,179 58.47% −5.01
Republican
6,081,69738.33%+4.01
American Independent
197,6451.25%+0.91
Green
167,8141.06%+0.60
Peace and Freedom
72,5390.46%+0.17
Libertarian
66,6620.42%−0.65
Write-In
2,9390.02%+0.01
Total votes15,865,475 100.0%
Democratic win

United States Congress

Senate

Following the death of Dianne Feinstein on September 29, 2023, incumbent Democratic senator Laphonza Butler was appointed to the seat by Governor Gavin Newsom. [12] She has chosen not to run for a full term. [13]

There were two elections on the ballot for the same Class 1 seat: a special election for the remainder of Feinstein's term expiring on January 3, 2025, and a regular election for the full term ending on January 3, 2031. [14] Democratic U.S. representative Adam Schiff and Republican former baseball player Steve Garvey advanced to the general election in both the regular and special elections. [15]

Special election

2024 United States Senate special election in California [1]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Garvey 2,455,11533.25
Democratic Adam Schiff 2,160,17129.25
Democratic Katie Porter 1,272,68417.24
Democratic Barbara Lee 866,55111.74
Republican Eric Early451,2746.11
Democratic Christina Pascucci109,8671.49
Democratic Sepi Gilani68,4970.93
Write-in 270.00
Total votes7,384,186 100.0
General election
Democratic Adam Schiff 8,837,051 58.75
Republican Steve Garvey 6,204,63741.25
Total votes15,041,688 100.00
Democratic hold

Regular election

2024 United States Senate election in California [1]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Adam Schiff 2,304,82931.57
Republican Steve Garvey 2,301,35131.52
Democratic Katie Porter 1,118,42915.32
Democratic Barbara Lee 717,1299.82
Republican Eric Early242,0553.32
Republican James Bradley98,7781.35
Democratic Christina Pascucci61,9980.85
Republican Sharleta Bassett54,8840.75
Republican Sarah Sun Liew38,7180.53
No party preference Laura Garza 34,5290.47
Republican Jonathan Reiss34,4000.47
Democratic Sepi Gilani34,3160.47
Libertarian Gail Lightfoot33,2950.46
Republican Denice Gary-Pandol25,6490.35
Republican James Macauley23,2960.32
Democratic Harmesh Kumar21,6240.30
Democratic David Peterson21,1700.29
Democratic Douglas Pierce19,4580.27
No party preference Major Singh17,0920.23
Democratic John Rose14,6270.20
Democratic Perry Pound14,1950.19
Democratic Raji Rab13,6400.19
No party preference Mark Ruzon13,4880.18
American Independent Forrest Jones13,1400.18
Republican Stefan Simchowitz 12,7730.17
Republican Martin Veprauskas9,7950.13
No party preference Don Grundmann6,6410.09
Write-in 180.00
Total votes7,301,317 100.0
General election
Democratic Adam Schiff 9,036,252 58.87
Republican Steve Garvey 6,312,59441.13
Total votes15,348,846 100.00
Democratic hold

House of Representatives

All of California's 52 seats to the United States House of Representatives will be up for election to two-year terms. Six members of Congress have chosen not to run for re-election, three of whom (Barbara Lee, Katie Porter, and Adam Schiff) chose instead to run in the aforementioned U.S. Senate election.

A special election was held for California's 20th congressional district on March 19, 2024, following the resignation of Kevin McCarthy. State legislator Vince Fong won the May 21 runoff, defeating Tulare County sheriff Mike Boudreaux.

State legislature

State Senate

All odd-numbered seats of the California State Senate are up for election to four-year terms. 10 senators are term-limited in 2024, while Democrat Dave Min is retiring early to run for Congress.

State Assembly

All 80 seats of the California State Assembly are up for election to two-year terms. Eight assemblymembers are term-limited in 2024, and 14 are retiring early to run for another office.

State propositions

Primary election

Since the passage of a November 2011 law, only state propositions placed on the ballot by the state legislature may appear on the primary ballot, and all qualifying measures placed via petition are automatically moved to the general election ballot. [16] Only one of these have been put on the 2024 primary ballot:

Proposition 1 [19]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes3,636,73450.18
No3,610,51149.82
Total votes7,247,245100.00

General election

The state legislature put five propositions on the general election ballot, while five others were put on via petition. [20]

Proposition 2 [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes8,820,84258.70
No6,207,39041.30
Total votes15,028,232100.00
Proposition 3 [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes9,477,43562.62
No5,658,18737.38
Total votes15,135,622100.00
Proposition 4 [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes9,055,11659.80
No6,086,41440.20
Total votes15,141,530100.00
Proposition 5 [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No8,239,33755.01
Yes6,738,89044.99
Total votes14,978,227100.00
Proposition 6 [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No7,882,13753.34
Yes6,895,60446.66
Total votes14,777,741100.00
Proposition 32 [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No7,686,12650.71
Yes7,469,80349.29
Total votes15,155,929100.00
Proposition 33 [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No8,975,54260.02
Yes5,979,88039.98
Total votes14,955,422100.00
Proposition 34 [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes7,378,68650.89
No7,121,31749.11
Total votes14,500,003100.00
Proposition 35 [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes10,124,17467.91
No4,783,43432.09
Total votes14,907,608100.00
Proposition 36 [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes10,307,29668.42
No4,756,61231.58
Total votes15,063,908100.00

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2004 California Proposition 60</span> Referendum on ballot access

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 California elections</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1994 California elections</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1992 California elections</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1996 California elections</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 California elections</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">November 2012 California elections</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 California elections</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 California elections</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 California elections</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 California elections</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 California Proposition 19</span> Successful property tax ballot initiative

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 California elections</span>

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  15. ↑ Kapur, Sahil (March 5, 2024). "Democrat Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey advance to the general election in California's Senate race".
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  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Qualified Statewide Ballot Measures". California Secretary of State. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
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  22. ↑ "California Proposition 3 (2024)". Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  23. ↑ "California Proposition 4 (2024)". Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  24. ↑ "California Proposition 5 (2024)". Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  25. ↑ "California Proposition 6 (2024)". Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  26. ↑ "California Proposition 32 (2024)". Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  27. ↑ "California Proposition 33 (2024)". Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  28. ↑ "California Proposition 34 (2024)". Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  29. ↑ "California Proposition 35 (2024)". Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  30. ↑ "California Proposition 36 (2024)". Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 29, 2024.
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